Messer Pond Weed Watchers
MPPA Chairperson, VP: Terri Bingham
Become a Weed Watcher and help protect the future of Messer Pond
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Read Current NHDES Newsletter: |
Don't let this happen to our pond...
Milfoil infestation in a marina on Squam Lake Photos Courtesy NHDES |
What is Rock Snot?
Latest Hot Button: Cyanobacteria (Blue Green Algae) |
Current Messer Pond Weed Watcher Volunteers:
Terri Bingham - Chairperson, Lead Weed Watcher
Volunteers: Gordon Bingham, Jim Byrne, Dick Cavallaro, Dick Denise, John & Donna Doyle, Pat Harris, Alison Hennig, Frank King, Laura Shucart, Bruce & Nancy Stetson, Jeff Troxell, The Weaver Family - John, Donna, Carly & Claudia, Janie Webster
View current NHDES report on Messer Pond Plant Survey
View the Frightful Fourteen - Unwanted Exotic Aquatic Species
Facts and Figures from NHDES
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Over 55 of New Hampshire's waterbodies are impacted by various species of EXOTIC aquatic plants. |
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The dispersal of plant fragments poses the greatest threat to our waterbodies. Each fragment is capable of producing another plant. |
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EXOTIC aquatic plants can reduce the diversity of native plant, animal, and insect species. |
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Most NATIVE plant species are very beneficial to our waterbodies, providing food, shelter, and oxygen for organisms in and around the water. |
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EXOTIC aquatic plants can reduce the value of waterfront properties. |
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EXOTIC aquatic plants can make boating and swimming difficult and dangerous. |
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Dense growths of EXOTIC aquatic plants can stunt fish growth, impacting the fisheries in our waterbodies. |
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Milfoil and fanwort can grow as tall as 20 feet in waterbodies they infest. |
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Of the fourteen species of prohibited exotic plants, eight are currently found in New Hampshire. Others are already present in neighboring states! |
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YOU can help prevent the spread of exotic aquatic plants. |
June 2006, Amy Smagula from NHDES provides On-Pond Training to MPPA Weed Watchers
View "Alien Invasion" by Amy Smagula and Liza Poinier - An article published by Wildlife Journal describing the danger of aquatic invasive species and what we can do to protect New Hampshire's waterbodies
For more information on Weed Watching click below:
NH DES Watershed Management Bureau Exotic Species Program
Messer Pond Protective Association
P.O. Box 103
New London, NH 03257
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